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The Rising Sun Chapter 464: Stealing the Sky for the Sun (Twenty-five)

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    Four days later, Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, and Zhai Luancai, the second assistant, led a group of civil servants and military generals from the Shahe camp to enter the capital and went to Wuying Hall to pay homage to King Yi.  As everyone entered the city, the city gates inside and outside the capital were immediately closed, but the city was not under martial law.  News of the victory of the Dongxing Port Guards also spread quickly in the capital. The news that even more excited the officials, gentry, merchants and people of the capital was that Chengguo Duke Zhu Xizhong, Second Assistant Zhai Luan, Xuanda Governor Fan Jizu, Shuntian Governor Yang Shouli, Xuanfu Governor  Wang Yi, Datong Governor Shi Dao, Jizhou Commander-in-Chief Zhu Xiong, Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Sheng, Xuanfu Commander-in-Chief Bai Jue and other three town governors and commanders led 60,000 cavalry from Shahe Camp to surrender to King Yi!  As soon as the news spread, the entire capital was immediately excited. However, many people questioned the reliability of the news. After all, the news was too shocking!  Soon, notices were posted in the streets and alleys of the capital, not only confirming the news, but also announcing that Dongxing Port had a great victory in Wuqing, defeating 8,000 cavalry in one fell swoop and capturing more than 4,000 people!  As soon as the notice was posted, the whole capital burst into cheers. All the officials, gentry, merchants and people rushed to tell each other. Then intensive firecrackers sounded in the inner and outer cities. Everyone was happy and inexplicably excited. It was not because they were happy for King Yi.  , but was happy that the capital could avoid a big war. The great victories of Shahe and Wuqing, especially the surrender of the civilian and military generals in Shahe camp, which meant the surrender of the three towns of Jizhou, Xuanfu and Datong, which was extremely  This greatly weakened Jiajing's military strength and also shook the military morale of other border towns.  Outside the right gate of Chang'an, Yan Shifan was sitting in a sedan chair, watching Zhu Xizhong, Zhai Luan and other officials enter the imperial city. He felt unspeakably depressed. He was the one who was the most responsible for persuading surrender, but King Yi did not summon him.  , Xue Liangfu¡¯s explanation is very simple.  Yan Song was still serving as the chief assistant to Jiajing, and as his son, he could not appear in public.  Although this reason is very high-sounding, Yan Shifan still feels a little uncomfortable in his heart. If he can't be summoned in public, why can't he be summoned in private?  He felt vaguely that something was strange, but he couldn't figure out the reason.  He immediately stamped his feet and said in a deep voice: "Go home." Just as the sedan turned around, he saw the curtain of the sedan open and a figure flashed in. Yan Shifan was startled and saw that it was Wu Zishun who was waiting for him. He couldn't help but feel relieved and said immediately  : "Master Wu" Wu Zishun gave a rare smile and whispered: "There is one more great achievement. I give it to Brother Donglou" In Wuying Hall, Hu Wanli accepted a group of officials  After kneeling down, he said slowly: "If you can disregard fame and wealth and take the overall situation into consideration, you are truly the king of the country Once the war is over, I will definitely give each of you a reward." As he said this, he waved.  Xue Liangfu quickly read aloud a public statement of allegiance to King Yi, and then glanced at everyone.  He said: "If you have no objections, just seal it with a seal. This statement will be published in Jinling News later." At this point, everyone naturally did not dare to hesitate. Zhu Xizhong and Zhai Luan took the lead in sealing the statement, and everyone was waiting  After signing the signatures one by one, Hu Wanli said slowly: "I don't like killing each other, especially large-scale killings. He directly sent his troops to attack the capital in the hope of deciding the outcome in one battle. However, it backfired. Jiajing did not consider the safety of the northwest.  , allocating all the border troops to counterattack the capital, and not caring about the country and the country, and not caring about the life and death of the people, is really not the behavior of the Holy Emperor" After hearing this, Zhai Luan immediately realized that King Yi wanted him.  Writing an article in the Jinling Newspaper criticizing Jiajing's rebellious behavior, and also taking the opportunity to explain their reasons for joining King Yi and justifying their own actions. This move could not only shake the morale of the border troops in other towns, but also play a role in dividing and disintegrating officials.  , it¡¯s really a win-win situation!  He couldn't help but admire secretly.  Hu Wanli glanced at everyone, and then said: "Jiajing's goal is the capital, and we will not put the cart before the horse. The capital has tens of thousands of troops in Dongxing Port. It can be said to be as solid as a rock. There is no need for the troops of the three towns to assist in defense. You can return to your respective stations with peace of mind.  Rectify military affairs, appease people, stabilize military morale, and beware of Tatars taking advantage of the opportunity, especially Datong and Xuanfu towns. Of course, I will not let you go back empty-handed. I will allocate 450,000 silver dollars to the three towns to facilitate your stability.  Military morale. "It is easy to do things if you have money. All the officials were surprised and happy. What was surprising was that this number was definitely not a coincidence. King Yi's casual remarks showed that he knew the situation of the border army very well. What was surprising was that he was very familiar with the situation of the border army.  As soon as King Yi opened his mouth, he gave a lot of money to the Nianli silver and Jingyun silver. The Nianli silver and Jingyun silver given by the imperial court to the six towns of Jiubian were only 450,000 a year. Now it is 450,000 to the three towns.  Wan, it seems, is following King Yi to pursue success. King Yi is indeed very wealthy.  Everyone thanked them, Hu Wanli nodded slightly, then looked at Zhai Luan and said: "Your Majesty Zhai Ruxiao has escaped from Taiyuan." Hearing this, Zhai Luan couldn't help but be overjoyed. After he was overjoyed, he realized what he was doing.  There must be a reason why the king mentioned this matter in public. He hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Your Highness is a great kindness. I am deeply grateful. I will take my family back to the capital from Jizhen tomorrow."?¡± Hearing Zhai Luan¡¯s statement, Zhu Xizhong couldn¡¯t help but be slightly startled. His son was still young and did not accompany him to Taiyuan. All his family members were in Jizhou. After a slight hesitation, he also bowed and said: ¡°Xiaguan¡¯s family members are also here.  Jizhen, I would like to take them all together.  " Seeing the two people's statements, everyone couldn't help but curse in their hearts. This actually forced them to send their families to the capital. Although everyone was dissatisfied, they had no choice but to follow suit and send their families to the capital. " Hu Wanli is indeed  He wanted to take the family members of a group of officials hostage. If these officials could betray Jiajing, they could betray him. If their family members stayed in the capital, they would have one more layer of worries. As for the families of other officials in Jizhen, he was too lazy to pay attention to them.  , he did not want to use this to threaten officials, it was not a good reputation. Five days later, the Jinling News published on the front page the story of Cheng Guogong Zhu Xizhong, Second Assistant Zhai Luan, Governor of Xuan Dynasty Fan Jizu, Governor of Shuntian Yang Shouli, and Xuan Xuan.  News of the news that the 60,000 cavalrymen from the Shahe Camp, led by the Governor of the Prefecture Wang Yi, the Governor of Datong Shi Dao, the Commander-in-Chief of Jizhou Zhu Xiong, the Commander-in-Chief of Datong Wang Sheng, the Commander-in-Chief of Xuanfu Bai Jue, and other governors and commanders of the three towns had returned to King Yi.  . The following is a public statement by a group of officials who joined King Yi, as well as an article written by Zhai Luan, which details the reasons why many officials joined King Yi, pointing out that Jiajing was for personal gain and that the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world were at risk.  As soon as the Jinling newspaper was sold, it caused a huge sensation in Nanjing, especially Zhai Luan's analysis of the overall situation.  Wait, there was a lot of discussion. Although there were many people who criticized Zhai Luan and others, most people were supportive. After all, no one wanted the world to be in chaos, let alone the Tatars' comeback.  , originally most of them had a wait-and-see attitude, but after reading the newspaper, the gate of Wei Guogong's mansion, which was originally empty, immediately became lively and full of official sedans. All the officials who came to visit, without exception, came to express their willingness to join King Yi.  Many officials directly expressed their support for King Yi. All the officials were aware of the impact of the surrender of Jizhen, Xuanfu and Datong to King Yi.  With the surrender of the town, Jiajing could mobilize no more than a hundred thousand border troops, which did not have an advantage in numbers, and its combat power could not be compared with that of King Yi. Moreover, no one wanted the world to be in chaos, and now the two dragons were fighting.  He has a great chance of winning. When will he wait? Taiyuan, Jin Palace, Chengyun Palace. Jiajing has been a little restless during this time. He has heard the news of Wu Qing's defeat, but Shahe Camp has been there.  No definite news came, but he knew the news about Dongxing Port's attack on Shahe Camp, but he didn't know what the situation was, and there was no news from the capital for several days, which gave him a bad feeling.  Naturally, he didn¡¯t know that this was because the capital had closed the city gates and no news could get out. ¡°Your Majesty.  " Huang Jin, the personal eunuch, bowed in, glanced at him timidly, and then reported: "The new Jinling News is here.  "As he said that, he quickly stepped forward and handed over the newspaper. Jiajing didn't pay attention. He took the newspaper and glanced at the front page. His face immediately turned pale. After reading ten lines at a glance, he suddenly felt that his mind was blank. He was deeply respected by him.  The Duke of Cheng, Zhu Xizhong, and the second assistant, Zhai Luan, actually rebelled! The civil and military officials of Jizhen, Xuanfu, and Datong also rebelled! To him, this was like a slap in the face! No wonder Shahe Camp has been hit hard these days!  There is no news. No wonder there has been no news from the capital in the past few days. Zhu Houye deliberately blocked the news and did not allow him time to react! Huang Jin naturally knew the contents of the newspaper. He was afraid of suffering disaster after submitting the newspaper.  He quietly retreated to the door, but did not dare to leave. He opened his ears and listened to the movement inside. There was no movement inside, but there were many people outside. He glanced back and saw that it was Yan Song and Liu  Several ministers in Taiyuan couldn't help but cursed secretly and waved to them, indicating that they would wait. In the room, Jiajing was stunned for a long time before grabbing the teacup in front of him and slamming it down.  "The tea cup smashed to pieces on the ground. The few unlucky eunuchs and maids who stayed in the room were so frightened that they knelt down on the spot. One after another, the utensils were smashed to the ground. Not to mention the room.  The eunuchs and even the eunuchs waiting outside the door knelt down in fright. They were all frightened. They had never seen Jiajing so angry, and they were even more afraid that Jiajing would turn his anger on them. Yan Song and a group of subordinates stood outside the palace.  The court ministers also looked pale, and they all knew why Jiajing was so angry. After he vented his anger, Jiajing gradually calmed down, got up and wanted to walk around for a few times. When he saw the mess in the room, he left the room and went straight.  When he came to the main hall, he walked quickly inside the hall. After walking for a long time, he slowly slowed down. He caught a glimpse of the ministers kneeling outside the hall and felt slightly depressed.Then he said: "Call everyone in." After Yan Song and a group of ministers entered the palace, they knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, please temporarily suspend your thunderous wrath" "Stop talking nonsense." Jiajing swept away coldly.  Everyone glanced at each other and said, "How should we deal with this situation?" Hearing these words, no one dared to say anything. How could they dare to speak nonsense about such a big matter? Seeing that no one spoke, Yan Song had to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty  , Wei Chenyu thought that it was not appropriate to continue attacking the capital as planned at this time" Seeing his hesitation, Jiajing leaned back slightly and said, "Go on," Jiajing said in a calm tone.  He became bolder and continued: "Your Majesty, the three towns of Jizhen, Xuanfu and Datong have surrendered to the enemy. The strength of the rebels has greatly increased. They continue to send troops to attack the capital. There is no chance of winning It is better to move the capital." "Move the capital."  ?" Jiajing asked subconsciously, but no one dared to answer the question. The capital was occupied by King Yi, and Nanjing was also occupied by Dongxing Port. Look at this situation, let alone a short while.  Whether Jiajing could return to the capital and Nanjing during his lifetime was a question. If he wanted to maintain his dignity, he could only move the capital.  But what if we move the capital?  If we delay for a few more months and wait for King Yi to ascend the throne in the capital, all the vassal kings, honorable ministers and local officials will inevitably turn to King Yi, and there will be no more taxes.  Without food and pay, the 200,000 to 300,000 frontier troops in the northwest will inevitably turn against them. Everyone dared to think about this in their hearts, but no one dared to say it out loud.  Seeing that no one said anything, Jiajing slowly glanced at everyone and said, "Qiandu is just sitting back and waiting to die!" "Your Majesty" Yan Song raised his head and glanced at him, but did not dare to say anything.  Jiajing pondered for a moment and then said: "Wei Zhong is staying. The others are waiting outside the palace." After the waiting officials stepped back, Jiajing said, "If you have any ideas, just say it." Yan Song kowtowed and then said:  "Your Majesty, people's minds are changing now. If you insist on gathering the border troops to attack the capital, you will not only have no chance of winning, but also lose the hearts of the people. The humble minister suggested moving the capital, not just to wait for death. The Emperor can join forces with the Tatars." "Join the Tatars?" Jiajing was angry.  He glared at him and shouted angrily: "Asshole! The Tatars and the Ming Dynasty are feuding, how can I seek skin from a tiger? Do you want me to bear the eternal infamy?" "Your Majesty, forgive me." Yan Song kowtowed lightly, not panicking at all.  He said: "The Emperor is on a tour to the west in a hurry. The officials and their families who accompanied him have left the city to avoid disaster. Most of them should be in Ji Town and Xuanfu Town. Now they must all have fallen into the hands of the rebels, and all the officials are very anxious.  "The first priority now is to rescue these family members, otherwise the people's hearts will be unstable." Jiajing reacted very quickly, and then said: "You mean to force Zhu Houye to hand over the family members of the officials?" "Your Majesty.  Yan Song hurriedly bowed and said: "Not only must Zhu Houye return the officials' families, but he must also not cut off the food and wages of the six central and western towns in Jiubian. In this way, the emperor can stabilize the hundreds of thousands of border troops, gain a foothold in the northwest, and make plans."  " Hearing this, Jiajing frowned slightly and said, "This is too whimsical. Zhu Houye is not an economical person. Will he agree?" "Yes!" Yan Song said firmly: "Treason."  Although the army is powerful, it is limited in strength and consumes a lot of money. It is very dependent on logistical supplies. At least for now, the rebels are unable to expedition to the northwest. Once the emperor joins forces with the Tatars, it will be a disaster for the rebels.  , Zhu Houye will definitely stabilize the emperor first and buy time. Even if he refuses to give up money and food, he can still force him to give up the taxes from Huguang and Sichuan provinces. " Hearing this, Jiajing did not say a word. After a while, he became silent.  Said: "Since the rebels are unable to expedition to the northwest, there is no need to do anything extra. Zhu Houye is now eager to win over people's hearts and will never dare to use his family members to threaten officials. You can rest assured about this. I have nurtured the world for more than 20 years. If you don't believe that there will be no Ming Dynasty.  Loyal people, besides, I have hundreds of thousands of border troops and can go south to control Huguang and Henan at any time. I want to see how capable Zhu Houye is!" After saying that, he paused slightly and said in a deep voice.  : "Send someone to the capital to pick up the families of all the officials. I don't believe that Zhu Houye dares not to give them!" "I obey the order." Yan Song hurriedly bowed and said, but he couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart, Zhu Dijing was in trouble!  At that time, it was common for Emperor Jianwen's military generals to surrender. Although there were many civil servants who were groveling, there were also those who resisted and refused to surrender. However, nowadays, the world is declining, corruption is common in officialdom, and there are many people who follow the wind and sell themselves for glory. It's true.  I don¡¯t know how many unyielding officials there are, especially those in the local provinces. To say that the corruption of officialdom was caused by Jiajing itself!  After pondering for a while, he said slowly: "Your Majesty, Dongxing Port started out as a maritime trade company, and it also plundered overseas. It has strong financial resources, which is not comparable to the imperial court. I heard that 20,000 new soldiers have been recruited in the capital. If your Majesty wants to establish a foothold in the northwest, then  Caught between the Tatars and the rebels, they were attacked from both sides. Since ancient times, it has been said that the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy., Why should the emperor be rigid?  Zhu Houye raised an army to rebel. Didn't he bear eternal infamy?  " Hearing the last sentence, Jiajing couldn't help but rolled his eyes at him. What Zhu Houye? This guy clearly refers to Zhu Di. Zhu Di also usurped the throne. How could he have left any infamy? What can't be changed? This place in the northwest is indeed under attack from both sides.  If the Tatars join forces, he can't let go and compete with Zhu Houye! After pondering for a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Will the Tatars agree to join forces?  "Yes." Yan Song was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "The guns and artillery in Dongxing Port are the nemesis of the Tatar cavalry. It is not that the Tatars don't understand the reason why their lips are dying and their teeth are cold." Jiajing glanced at him and whispered: "  If I form an alliance with the Tatars, all the people in the world will go to Zhu Houye. " "Forgive me for speaking frankly." Yan Song said solemnly: "Dongxing Port has strong financial resources and can do its best to win people's hearts. Even if the emperor does not join forces with the Tatars.  , and we can¡¯t win!¡± ¡°It¡¯s true that as soon as Zhu Houye entered the capital, he exempted the world from taxes, increased salaries for officials, recruited soldiers in the capital, paid traveling expenses to hundreds of thousands of troops, and won the hearts and minds of the people. He was no match for Zhu Houye.  !  After being silent for a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Let's talk. Let's contact the Tatars first and find out their attitude. However, this matter must be kept confidential and no leaks can be allowed." "Weichen understands." Yan Song hurriedly bowed.  He said, feeling indescribably relieved. As long as Jiajing agreed, the Yan family could have both sides, and he didn't have to worry all day long about being used by Jiajing.  (To be continued)
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